Question

Your classmate Marta has talked to many people to learn more about the Sumerians. She tells you that she has heard a lot of information about the Sumerians but is having trouble sorting out the truth about their civilization. Which of the following things she heard can you verify is true?

(1 point)
Responses

The Tower of Babel, created by the Sumerians, can be visited today in modern-day Turkey.

The Tower of Babel, created by the Sumerians, can be visited today in modern-day Turkey.

The Sumerians used stone for most of their artwork.

The Sumerians used stone for most of their artwork.

We have more art available from the Sumerians than from the ancient Egyptians of the same period.

We have more art available from the Sumerians than from the ancient Egyptians of the same period.

The Sumerians gave rise to the earliest examples of writing in cuneiform on clay tablets.

The Sumerians gave rise to the earliest examples of writing in cuneiform on clay tablets.

Answer 1

The true statement is: "The Sumerians gave rise to the earliest examples of writing in cuneiform on clay tablets."

Brief why:
- Sumerians developed one of the world's first writing systems (cuneiform) around 3200 BCE, typically impressed on clay tablets.
- The other statements are incorrect: the Tower of Babel is a biblical/Neo-Babylonian association (not a Sumerian monument and not in modern Turkey), Sumerian art relied heavily on clay, metal, shell, and precious stones (not mostly stone), and ancient Egypt left far more surviving art from the same periods.